I collect these- I find them randomly at antique stores. Most are a gold-toned or pewter decorative box and are lined with red velvet. Does anyone know anything about these? A maker or year?? The history??

You know the kind that they used in Shakespearean sonnets... I cannot find the word for it anywhere! They usually contain the first letter of the sentence in Old English typefont with some kind of vine like design behind it... Hopefully someone knows what I'm talking about!